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| | <div>The South African energy supply is dominated by coal.</div><div><br/></div><div>•Coal supplies 65.7% of the primary energy*</div><div><br/></div><div>•Followed by crude oil with 21.6%</div><div><br/></div><div>•Renewable and wastes with 7.6 %</div><div><br/></div><div>•Gas with 2.8%</div><div><br/></div><div>•Nuclear 0.4%</div><div><br/></div><div>•Hydro 0.1%<ref>Sources: Department of Energy, South African Energy Synopsis, 2010fckLRhttp://www.energy.gov.za/files/media/explained/2010/South_African_Energy_Synopsis_2010.pdffckLR</ref><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><span style="line-height: 1.5em; text-indent: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 32, 96); letter-spacing: 0pt; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline;">*Primary </span><span style="line-height: 1.5em; text-indent: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 32, 96); letter-spacing: 0pt; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline;">Energy: </span><span style="line-height: 1.5em; text-indent: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 32, 96); letter-spacing: 0pt; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline;">an </span><span style="line-height: 1.5em; text-indent: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 32, 96); letter-spacing: 0pt; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline;">energy form found in nature that has not been subjected </span><span style="line-height: 1.5em; text-indent: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 32, 96); letter-spacing: 0pt; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline;">to </span><span style="line-height: 1.5em; text-indent: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 32, 96); letter-spacing: 0pt; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline;">any conversion or transformation process </span><span style="line-height: 1.5em; text-indent: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 32, 96); letter-spacing: 0pt; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline;">to become electrical </span><span style="line-height: 1.5em; text-indent: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 32, 96); letter-spacing: 0pt; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline;">energy</span><span style="line-height: 1.5em; text-indent: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 32, 96); letter-spacing: 0pt; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline;">, refined fuels, or synthetic fuels such as hydrogen </span><span style="line-height: 1.5em; text-indent: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 32, 96); letter-spacing: 0pt; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline;">fuel</span></div><div><br/></div><div>[[File:South Africa- Energy Sector Use.png|thumb|left|450px|South Africa Energy Use Source: Department of Energy, South African Energy Synopsis, 2010 http://bit.ly/18nMJD8]]<br/></div><div><br/></div> | | <div>The South African energy supply is dominated by coal.</div><div><br/></div><div>•Coal supplies 65.7% of the primary energy*</div><div><br/></div><div>•Followed by crude oil with 21.6%</div><div><br/></div><div>•Renewable and wastes with 7.6 %</div><div><br/></div><div>•Gas with 2.8%</div><div><br/></div><div>•Nuclear 0.4%</div><div><br/></div><div>•Hydro 0.1%<ref>Sources: Department of Energy, South African Energy Synopsis, 2010fckLRhttp://www.energy.gov.za/files/media/explained/2010/South_African_Energy_Synopsis_2010.pdffckLR</ref><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><span style="line-height: 1.5em; text-indent: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 32, 96); letter-spacing: 0pt; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline;">*Primary </span><span style="line-height: 1.5em; text-indent: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 32, 96); letter-spacing: 0pt; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline;">Energy: </span><span style="line-height: 1.5em; text-indent: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 32, 96); letter-spacing: 0pt; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline;">an </span><span style="line-height: 1.5em; text-indent: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 32, 96); letter-spacing: 0pt; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline;">energy form found in nature that has not been subjected </span><span style="line-height: 1.5em; text-indent: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 32, 96); letter-spacing: 0pt; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline;">to </span><span style="line-height: 1.5em; 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| | *Large and active stock exchange that ranks 17th in the world.<ref>Sources: World Bank, http://data.worldbank.org/country/south-africafckLRUS Department of State – Background note South Africa, fckLRhttp://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2898.htmfckLR</ref><br/> | | *Large and active stock exchange that ranks 17th in the world.<ref>Sources: World Bank, http://data.worldbank.org/country/south-africafckLRUS Department of State – Background note South Africa, fckLRhttp://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2898.htmfckLR</ref><br/> |
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| | <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The Baseline Study on Hydropower in South Africa, an assessment conducted by the DME in 2002, indicated that specific areas in the country show significant potential for the development of all categories of hydropower in the short and medium term.</span> | | <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The Baseline Study on Hydropower in South Africa, an assessment conducted by the DME in 2002, indicated that specific areas in the country show significant potential for the development of all categories of hydropower in the short and medium term.</span> |
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| − | <span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 1.5em; font-size: 0.85em; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The Southern African Power Pool (</span><span style="line-height: 1.5em; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">[http://www.energy.gov.za/files/esources/electricity/electricity_powerpool.html SAPP]</span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 1.5em; font-size: 0.85em; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">) allows the free trading of electricity between Southern African Development Community (SADC) member countries, providing South Africa with access to the vast hydropower potential in the countries to the north, notably the significant potential in the Congo River (Inga Falls)</span><span style="color: rgb(100, 100, 100); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 1.5em;">.</span><ref>http://bit.ly/18o4fqP</ref>
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